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Davide Sanguinetti v Jarkko Nieminen: stats compared | Lineball
Nieminen wins on first serve in %. Sanguinetti’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sanguinetti 394 matches, Nieminen 697 matches.
Sanguinetti has 2 titles (one every 20 matches) to Nieminen’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Sanguinetti averages 5.4 aces a match to Nieminen’s 3.1 (71% more).
Nieminen has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Sanguinetti’s 56.2.
Winners’ edge: Nieminen’s team won 52%, Sanguinetti’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nieminen has 697 matches across 16 seasons, Sanguinetti 394 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.12 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
56.2First serve in %65.4
70.2First-serve points won %67.6
58.2Break points saved %60.3
37.5Return points won %38.3
5.42,109 total · best 23Acesper game3.12,172 total · best 19
Head to head
16 matches since 20045
Hard · 5 matchesSanguinetti 1Nieminen 4
Clay · 1 matchSanguinetti 0Nieminen 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchSanguinetti 0Nieminen 1
Last meetings
24 Sept 2007 · Mumbai · Round of 32 · HardNieminen won 6-7(5) 6-1 2-0 ret.
7 Aug 2006 · ATP Masters 1000 Canada · Round of 16 · HardNieminen won 3-6 6-3 7-6(10)
15 May 2006 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Round of 64 · ClayNieminen won 5-7 6-1 6-4
17 Jan 2005 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardNieminen won 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
27 Sept 2004 · Shanghai · Round of 16 · HardSanguinetti won 6-4 7-5
5 Jan 2004 · Adelaide · Round of 16 · HardNieminen won 7-6(2) 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.04,719 total · best 30
Games wonper game
12.68,779 total · best 34
39.0Break points converted %41.6
43.1Sets won %51.0
47.7Games won %50.5
0.06 total · best 1Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
1.1433 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.3906 total · best 3
1.5572 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.3870 total · best 3
13.15,171 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better12.48,613 total · best 30
0.4171 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4293 total · best 3
2.4956 total · best 19Double faultsper game · lower is better2.11,479 total · best 12